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TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ SERVES: CHRIS PAPST June 30th | 7:00 PM EST TitleFailure Factory: Holding Education Accountable for Every Student’s Future TaglineWhen truth enters the classroom, accountability follows. About Our GuestChris Papst is an Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, author, and…
TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ SERVES: CHRIS PAPST June 30th | 7:00 PM EST TitleFailure Factory: Holding Education Accountable for Every Student’s Future TaglineWhen truth enters the classroom, accountabilit…
TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ SERVES: CHRIS PAPST June 30th | 7:00 PM EST TitleFailure Factory: Holding Education Accountable for Every Student’s Future TaglineWhen truth enters the classroom, accountability follows. About Our GuestChris Papst is an Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, author, and the lead investigative reporter for Project Baltimore at FOX45 News. Through years of in-depth reporting, Chris has uncovered systemic issues within public education, exposing practices that affect students, families, educators, and taxpayers alike. His investigative work has led to new state laws,…
If you've ever wondered how one family turned six deaths and a murder into a story of survival, episode 442 of Grief and Happiness is for you. Author Phyllis Karas shares the story behind her memoir Curse of the Blumenthals: a 1935 drunk-driving accident that killed six relatives and the murder her …
If you've ever wondered how one family turned six deaths and a murder into a story of survival, episode 442 of Grief and Happiness is for you. Author Phyllis Karas shares the story behind her memoir C…
If you've ever wondered how one family turned six deaths and a murder into a story of survival, episode 442 of Grief and Happiness is for you. Author Phyllis Karas shares the story behind her memoir Curse of the Blumenthals: a 1935 drunk-driving accident that killed six relatives and the murder her cousin Ronnie committed 18 years later. Her memoir shows how naming our grief, instead of burying it, can hold a family together.In This Episode, You Will Learn:(00:56) Phyllis Karas's introduction as a journalist, professor, and author of Curse of the Blumenthals(02:05) The 1935 drunk-driving accid…
South Carolina Democratic nominee for governor Dr. Jermaine Johnson discusses his plans for addressing key issues, including roads, schools, healthcare, taxes and more, in an exclusive interview with Lean to the Left.To bring voters into the discussion, this conversation is driven by questions submi…
South Carolina Democratic nominee for governor Dr. Jermaine Johnson discusses his plans for addressing key issues, including roads, schools, healthcare, taxes and more, in an exclusive interview with …
South Carolina Democratic nominee for governor Dr. Jermaine Johnson discusses his plans for addressing key issues, including roads, schools, healthcare, taxes and more, in an exclusive interview with Lean to the Left.To bring voters into the discussion, this conversation is driven by questions submitted through social media, giving South Carolina citizens a chance to ask Johnson about the issues they care about most.Johnson says decades of one-party Republican control have left South Carolina with some of the nation's worst roads, struggling schools, limited healthcare access, and too many wor…
In this episode of Lean to the Left, host Bob Gatty talks with podcasting expert Michelle Glogovac, founder of MLG Collective, author of How to Get on Podcasts, and host of multiple successful podcasts including Read the Damn Book, Kitchen Briefs, and Beyond the Campaign.Michelle explains why podcas…
In this episode of Lean to the Left, host Bob Gatty talks with podcasting expert Michelle Glogovac, founder of MLG Collective, author of How to Get on Podcasts, and host of multiple successful podcast…
In this episode of Lean to the Left, host Bob Gatty talks with podcasting expert Michelle Glogovac, founder of MLG Collective, author of How to Get on Podcasts, and host of multiple successful podcasts including Read the Damn Book, Kitchen Briefs, and Beyond the Campaign.Michelle explains why podcasting continues to grow despite intense competition, how independent podcasters can compete with major media personalities, and why trust is the secret ingredient that makes podcasts such a powerful marketing and communications tool. She also shares her remarkable journey from selling jet fuel to bec…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadian radio journalist turned journalism professor and media coach. With over two decades of experience…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadi…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadian radio journalist turned journalism professor and media coach. With over two decades of experience in storytelling and breaking news, Eileen shares her insights on how leaders can master the art of storytelling and presence to communicate effectively in any setting.📙 What You Will Learn00:00 Introduction06:47 The importance of simplifying complex topics to create memorable stories.11:53 How h…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadian radio journalist turned journalism professor and media coach. With over two decades of experience…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadi…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadian radio journalist turned journalism professor and media coach. With over two decades of experience in storytelling and breaking news, Eileen shares her insights on how leaders can master the art of storytelling and presence to communicate effectively in any setting.
📙 What You Will Learn
00:00 Introduction
06:47 The importance of simplifying complex topics to create memorable stories.
11:53 …
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadian radio journalist turned journalism professor and media coach. With over two decades of experience…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadi…
From Breaking News to Breaking Through: How Leaders Master Storytelling and Presence. In this enlightening episode of the Developing the Leader Within Podcast, we welcome Eileen Frere, a former Canadian radio journalist turned journalism professor and media coach. With over two decades of experience in storytelling and breaking news, Eileen shares her insights on how leaders can master the art of storytelling and presence to communicate effectively in any setting.
📙 What You Will Learn
00:00 Introduction
06:47 The importance of simplifying complex topics to create memorable stories.
11:53 …
Angie Orth is the host of Traveling with AAA and the founder of AngieAway.com. She brings two decades of experience in journalism, digital media, and public relations, and on Traveling with AAA she shares clear, practical travel advice listeners can use. She’s explored more than 40 countries and f…
Angie Orth is the host of Traveling with AAA and the founder of AngieAway.com. She brings two decades of experience in journalism, digital media, and public relations, and on Traveling with AAA she sh…
Angie Orth is the host of Traveling with AAA and the founder of AngieAway.com. She brings two decades of experience in journalism, digital media, and public relations, and on Traveling with AAA she shares clear, practical travel advice listeners can use. She’s explored more than 40 countries and focuses on helping women travel smartly and boldly, offering honest perspectives on travel safety, the ethics of content creation, and the challenge of keeping destination stories authentic rather than simply sponsored—insights that are valuable for both travelers and industry insiders. Angie’…
In this episode, I sat down with John DeDakis, a journalist with 45 years in the newsroom and 25 years at CNN, to get honest about the upsides and downsides of artificial intelligence in writing, publishing, and education, and where he draws the line. John walked me through his pivot from journal…
In this episode, I sat down with John DeDakis, a journalist with 45 years in the newsroom and 25 years at CNN, to get honest about the upsides and downsides of artificial intelligence in writing, pu…
In this episode, I sat down with John DeDakis, a journalist with 45 years in the newsroom and 25 years at CNN, to get honest about the upsides and downsides of artificial intelligence in writing, publishing, and education, and where he draws the line. John walked me through his pivot from journalism to mystery and suspense fiction, including what reporters have to unlearn when they move from “just the facts” to character emotion, interiority, and voice. We talked about persistence through rejection, why small independent publishers can be a great home, and how self-publishing changes th…
With the free press and democracy under attack, Marcel Reid has spent years fighting to protect whistleblowers, journalists, and the public's right to know the truth.A former ACORN whistleblower, Reid now organizes the annual Whistleblower Summit for Civil and Human Rights and advocates for those wh…
With the free press and democracy under attack, Marcel Reid has spent years fighting to protect whistleblowers, journalists, and the public's right to know the truth.A former ACORN whistleblower, Reid…
With the free press and democracy under attack, Marcel Reid has spent years fighting to protect whistleblowers, journalists, and the public's right to know the truth.A former ACORN whistleblower, Reid now organizes the annual Whistleblower Summit for Civil and Human Rights and advocates for those who risk everything to expose corruption, waste, fraud, and abuse.In this powerful conversation, Reid explains why attacks on journalists and whistleblowers threaten democracy itself, how whistleblowers help reporters uncover the truth, and why Americans should be concerned about growing efforts to si…
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